The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-28
MUSICAL AND LITERARY
ENTERTAINMENT BY THE YOUNG
MEMS HEBREW ASSOCIATION.
Well Selected program Exoellently
Rendered-An Eloquent Address on
"Iconoclasm" Delivered by Mr.. Jos.
Hirsh, OF ylcksburg, Miss.

clatlOn NJ their hall, corner second and
Union streets. 1t was well attended by
ladies and gentlemen, who enjoyed the
various exercise Of the program, as follows;
fest overture '.............-lToi Arnods orchestra
Acme quartet Of il,ri oil company
nn,9y-snbect kights.........;, Miss Dens Baer
Prof Arnold, +. orchestra.
Addrss- Subject lconocln,m Joseph llirsh, Esq
My Heart
Mr. Henry J. Hownrd and Ncmc quartet
orchestra
Pianist, Prof W. 4. Phillips, Of the Wizard oil
company
The instrumental and vocal music was
excellent, and dcscrycdly applaudcd. Hiss
DEM Baer's essay on Rights" was most
Interesting, the charming speaker taking
strong but conservative grounds on the
rights oi women and men. II was deliv-
cred in very pleasing manner and in
good evolutionary style. The attraction OF
the evening was OF course the address, or
lecture, OF Joseph llrsh, oi Nicksburg,
Miss, who selected MS his subject Icon
oClasm."
Tho speaker was introduced By Presi-
dent l.. Pope, who said that il was usually
the custom when speaker came from II
distance to inform The auditors who and
what he is. In the present case the gen
tlcman is well known 10 the Jews OF the
south as past president Of district lodge
No. the fornulatOr Of the insurance
plan, the advocate Of everything that can
advance the Jewish race, and the man
who always comes 10 the rescue, and who
does everything in his power 10 raise the
standard Of Judaism. lie has refused po-
liiical honors, preicning to practice his
profession of law, and by honoring such a
man you honor yourselves. lie begged
leave 10 introduce
MIR. JOSEPH uIHSn.
The speaker said that in responding 10
the invitation lac had experienced much
difficulty IN selecting the subject, one that
would nddignity and importance TO the
discourse. lie at last selected a title oX-
prrssiyc OF the prevailing spirit Of the age,
"lconoclasm, or the Art Of Destroying or
SCATTERING Idols" II is a philosophic
term which need not startle anyone; the
only big thing about il Is its name Man
has had a gradual emancipation from the
degradation nj idolatry-it would seem that
lac was born 10 worship something outside
of himself Under the great leadership Of
Moses, in the shadow of the sacred
mountain and in the presence OF the
divinity, the people fell and wonhipcd
a calf His observation led him 10 the
conclusion that this species of alteration
was no longer in Vogue, but ladies', even
now. sometimes wprship an infant bovine.
All the ties mentioned in the Bible
were addicted To the dedication OF in
animate objects. The Greeks and Romans
required no visible expression Of divinity
They were content TO I'LL every hill and
dale with deities and divinities The
ancient world was the shelicring place Of
idols. Notwithstanding the origin of
woman, II cannot now be truthiully assert
cd that the costly image which lurcd the
world 10 ruin Is in any way responsible
She is the one idol which cannot he de-
stroyed with impunity, and before
this event lhppcns the stare viii
TALL and pandemonium will reign on
earth. The poor idol can now scarce find
resting place 10 lay it, head. The
Chinese 'jOss" now adorns the cabinet Of
Bob lngcrsoll, and how has the mighty
TALENT Temples Of the gods in Egypt,
Rome and Greece now attract only travel.
ems. Bacchus leads the way 90 the wine
shop, and Venus IL robbed OF her purity
by hcwes Of stone and dauben Of paint.
The biography OF the apple. from its first
appearance in the Garden OF Eden 10 its
temperance in cider, played an important
part in the affairs Of men Of Tennessee
during the recent prohibition excitement.
The apple caused the downfall Of Troy.
made known the attraction Of grayitaiion
and has been the great firt cause OF school
boy cholic. In literature the dcspoilcr,
Idol, also enters. Shakespeare was the
myriad minded man, yet the intruder Il
now knocking nj that throne CRYING
usurpcr, and Tor that reycrcd name they
offer what2 A name still under ban Of
the Hebrew code Bacon, whom Pope
called ''thc wisvst, meancst, lowest OF man
| kind" That the age NJ the world has
been prolonged II matter OF qualification
Ia us, but the recent discoveries ui Huxley
aud Tyndall have plrglcd Moses and his
| history Of the world Ia the shule.
The world Is NO longer little
six day affair. Ncbulnr hypothesis
may be- little shady, but we take to this
| kindly, We live ON gas, We inhnlc IL. aud
may be- translated TO the other world ON
| wings NJ gns Mans origin was low, h
was dirty, lrum out IT dust lac sprung and
unto dust will lac rcturn. hut according
/ to DarWins theory, mans ancestors nov
| man at viii through the forests and gam
! Dol among the branches ui the trees. In
medicine, the annihilatiOn Ut the idol hns
been most conspicuous In law, many
idols have received black ewes, but that
ancient dame, judicial prcccdcnts, still
ohscurus the place Of natural Justice.
Justice should not be- pictured blind.
! let the handagc hc inrnlrnm her ewes, let
her minglc with thc crowd. and deal hon.
Cstly and iairly with all mankind. In mol.
tiles the idols still live, new parties spring
up, and anarchists appear 10 offer defiance
Ia government. The hosts of Gcor,r and
Most afc made Ia us,ail the most holy
Of human Institutions, which nm,
most beneficial % the formation OF charac.
ter and society. To home Influence The
Jewish race Is largely indebted Tor prcscr.
walton, and may u OVER be- NJ. The pcncc.
ful glow Of the iirctidc Is beacon LIGHT
10 the wandcrer. The idea Of house
u indissolubly connected with human.
ity; II IN instructive with man.
and u, According p, Gcop,r. ownership In
land Is an idol, lct W. thank God that
We have the idol left. In religion cyoiu.
ton finds welcome In the pulpit and ag.
Mysticism is mcnacing aud ndyancing. AMI
even Judaism IL ON trial before the lar ol
public opinion. Mir llir,ch here entered
upon an eloquent and lengthy defense Of
| the Jewish religion, referring 10 the brill.
liant Levy, OF Galveston, the gauge of bat.
tlc thrown down by the bold rhnmpion
OF conservatism, which the reverend IDOL,
do not dare 10 take no, fearing
To face the chcmy. lie declared tbnt
Il Is the arbitnmcnt oi history TINT can
alone dcrdc whether they au lettering ON
a pedestal whether the secret dos. The
iconoclasls oi the pulpit, have affected Inc
| slnmlnn of the neoplr. aud TINT nm IL